Bioinformatics for Principal Investigators
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Date:
Tuesday 12 - Thursday 14 June 2018Venue:
European Bioinformatics Institute (EMBL-EBI) - Wellcome Genome Campus, Hinxton, Cambridge, CB10 1SD, United KingdomApplication opens:
Tuesday 14 November 2017Application deadline:
Friday 23 March 2018Participation:
Open application with selectionContact:
Charlotte PeartonRegistration fee:
£560 (with accommodation)Registration closed
Overview
The aim of this course is to provide principal investigators with an introduction to the challenges of working with biological data as a research leader; to provide guidance on strategies for managing data and the importance of data sharing; how to encourage bioinformatics development in your team and / or work with collaborators and what resources are available across the life sciences. This course will not provide a platform for teaching hands-on bioinformatics analysis.
This course is organised in parallel with Bioinformatics for Core Facilities Managers to maximise opportunities for networking. Shared sessions are highlighted in bold.
Audience
This course is aimed at both new and established investigators who lead a research team which currently uses bioinformatics, or where bioinformatics will be a component in future research. No prior knowledge of bioinformatics, or experience of analysis is required for this course.
Outcomes
After this course you should be able to:
- Define the potential and pitfalls of bioinformatics use in your research
- Identify your team needs in terms of bioinformatics use and support
- Develop appropriate plans for the management and sharing of data
- Support the development of bioinformatics skills within your team
Programme
Day 1 – Tuesday 12 June 2018 |
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12:00-13:00 | Lunch and registration | |
13:00 - 13:30 | Course introduction and introduction to EMBL-EBI | Sarah Morgan |
13:30 - 14:30 | What is a bioinformatician? | Lee Larcombe |
14:30 - 15:00 | Computational resources | Lee Larcombe |
15:00 - 15:30 | Coffee Break | |
15:30 - 16:30 | Using bioinformatics in research - what to do and what not to do | Alex Bateman |
16:30 - 17:00 | Maximising the value of your data | Michaela Spitzer |
17:00 - 17:45 | Participants perspectives - challenges and expectations | Sarah Morgan and Cath Brooksbank |
18:00 | Drinks and dinner with delegates from Bioinformatics for Core Facilities |
Day 2 – Wednesday 13 June 2018 |
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09:00 - 10:00 | The importance of managing data quality and content - ensuring reproducibility | Amy Tang |
10:00 - 11:00 | Data challenges in the life sciences - EMBL-EBI perspective | Ewan Birney |
11:00 - 11:30 | Break | |
11:30 - 12:30 | Describing your data - standards and ontologies | Amy Tang |
12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch | |
13:30 - 15:00 | Planning your data management | Marta Teperek and Yasemin Turkyilmaz-van der Velden |
15:00 - 15:30 | Break | |
15:30 - 17:00 | Planning your data management (Cotd) | Marta Teperek and Yasemin Turkyilmaz-van der Velden |
17:00 - 18:00 | Case study: Working with sensitive human data | Gary Saunders |
18:00 | End of day | |
18:30 | Drinks and dinner with delegates from Bioinformatics for Core Facilities |
Day 3 – Thursday 14 June 2018 |
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09:00 - 11:00 | Building your team competencies - what do you need and how do you gain them? | Cath Brooksbank, Sarah Morgan and Lee Larcombe |
11:00 - 11:30 | Coffee break | |
11:30 - 12:30 | Supporting Initiatives - CORBEL, ELIXIR, RItrain | Vera Matser, Elixir Hub team and Cath Brooksbank |
12:30 - 13:30 | Lunch | |
13:30 - 14:30 | Collaborative team working | Conrad Bessant |
14:30 - 15:30 | Collaboration and networking workshop (with coffee) | All |
15:30 - 16:00 | Course wrap-up and feedback | Sarah Morgan |
16:00 | Course end |